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Cheri Olvera’s request for a new civil trial against former Padres outfielder Brian Giles has been denied by a San Diego Superior Court judge.

Friday's ruling by Judge Jeffrey Barton likely ends any chance for a sequel of the first trial, which was filled with emotional fireworks and celebrity cameos.

In April, a San Diego jury issued a verdict that rejected Olvera’s claim that Giles, her ex-fiance, breached an oral contract to provide for her after they broke up in 2008. The jury also found that both Giles and Olvera committed domestic violence against each other but awarded no damages to either after deciding that neither suffered harm because of it.

“The jury made a difficult decision after considering the evidence provided by both sides,” Barton wrote in his ruling. “After a lengthy trial, they concluded both sides engaged in domestic violence, but neither side proved it caused harm... There is insufficient evidence to overturn the verdict.”

Olvera’s most prominent piece of evidence against Giles was surveillance video from the bar in Phoenix which showed the two arguing before they leave. It shows Olvera suddenly hitting the ground as one of Giles’ arms is extended as they walk out. In the trial, Giles suggested Olvera fell because she was drunk – testimony that Herron said is false because Giles had pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor battery charge because of that incident.

As a result of that plea, Giles was required to complete anger-management counseling. But no mention of that criminal proceeding was made in front of the jury because such information was banned from the trial by Judge Barton. According to Barton’s ruling, the law prevents such a misdemeanor plea from being introduced in a civil suit.

“By excluding the evidence of the criminal proceedings, and then testifying falsely about the events, Giles was able to greatly minimize the severity of his misconduct," Herron wrote the court in an effort to get a new trial. Herron also accused Giles' counsel of "unethical conduct."

Giles’ attorney, James Scott, issued a scathing declaration for the court in response.

Olvera’s “post-trial Motions are an attempt to cast blame upon defense counsel rather than accept defeat for their own very real failures,” Scott wrote.

The jury in April decided Olvera must return her engagement ring from Giles or pay him its cost of $107,952.31.

She filed her palimony suit in 2008, asking for $10 million, a figure that later was downplayed by her new attorneys. Her suit accused Giles of domestic violence, but Giles countersued, saying it was she who abused him. Olvera recently was engaged to former baseball All-Star Chuck Knoblauch.